Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Robert Charles Ryan

107Patents
81h-index
52Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: May 28, 1982 → Feb 4, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7077199B2 In situ thermal processing of an oil reservoir formation Fixed Constructions 323 Expired
US6782947B2 In situ thermal processing of a relatively impermeable formation to increase permeability of the formation Fixed Constructions 312 Expired
US6712136B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a selected production well spacing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 311 Expired
US7096942B1 In situ thermal processing of a relatively permeable formation while controlling pressure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 306 Expired
US5391291A Hydrogenation catalyst and process Performing Operations; Transporting 300 Expired
US6581684B2 In Situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce sulfur containing formation fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 298 Expired
US7040400B2 In situ thermal processing of a relatively impermeable formation using an open wellbore Fixed Constructions 288 Expired
US6688387B1 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a hydrocarbon condensate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 285 Expired
US6742588B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce formation fluids having a relatively low olefin content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 278 Expired
US6591906B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with a selected oxygen content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 274 Expired
US6745831B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation by controlling a pressure of the formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 271 Expired
US6722431B2 In situ thermal processing of hydrocarbons within a relatively permeable formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 271 Expired
US6722429B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation leaving one or more selected unprocessed areas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 269 Expired
US6752210B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using heat sources positioned within open wellbores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 264 Expired
US6719047B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation in a hydrogen-rich environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 258 Expired
US6702016B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with heat sources located at an edge of a formation layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 258 Expired
US6880633B2 In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation to produce a desired product Fixed Constructions 255 Expired
US6729395B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation with a selected ratio of heat sources to production wells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 255 Expired
US6745837B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation using a controlled heating rate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 254 Expired
US6739394B2 Production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon containing formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 252 Expired
US6588504B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation to produce nitrogen and/or sulfur containing formation fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 251 Expired
US6732794B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a mixture with a selected hydrogen content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 246 Expired
US6698515B2 In situ thermal processing of a coal formation using a relatively slow heating rate Fixed Constructions 246 Expired
US6725920B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to convert a selected amount of total organic carbon into hydrocarbon products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 246 Expired
US6715548B2 In situ thermal processing of a hydrocarbon containing formation to produce nitrogen containing formation fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 245 Expired

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